In her first-ever 6,000-meter race, Clearview graduate Abby Waddington broke 22 minutes Saturday at the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh.
Waddington, a Boston University freshman, ran 21:59.2 and was B.U.’s 6th runner in the Gold Race in her second collegiate race. That’s the equivalent of running 18:20 for 5,000 meters and maintaining that pace for another 1,000 meters.
Waddington finished only 25 seconds behind B.U.’s 5th runner, freshman Kelly Jones, who ran 21:34.5.
Boston University placed 3rd out of 44 teams in the Gold Race. The Terriers are ranked 7th in the NCAA Division 1 Northeast Region
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 